120115 clearlake planning commission agenda packet

8/20/2019 120115 Clearlake Planning Commission agenda packet

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City

of

Clearlake

2040

General

Plan

Update

WORKSHOP

BACKGROUND

MATERIALS

MEETING OF THE CITY OF CLEARLAKE PLANNING COMMISSION

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2015

OVERVIEW:

Orientation: The General Plan consists of a long‐term policy program for the community’s

future development. The Plan should provide the following benefits:

Establishes policy direction for future development and redevelopment, providing decision‐

making guidance to members of the Planning Commission, City Council, City staff, as well as

the community

at

‐large.

Identifies recommendations contributing to future work programs for the City.

Sets out basic principles for maintaining and enhancing the character of existing and future

neighborhoods, leading to the formation of new land use regulations.

Identifies improvement needs and priorities for use by City management to guide budgeting

and capital programming decisions.

States the municipality’s intentions regarding the physical development and infrastructure

investment, ultimately creating an improved level of certainty for landowners and

developers.

Communicates to citizens the type, pattern, and density of future development, thereby

flagging the

impact

of

development

on

private

property.

Coordinates transportation and infrastructure improvements with development, creating an

integrated development framework.

Lays out the future economic and physical development of the community, which is useful

to other local, State and Federal agencies engaged in the provision of programs, services,

and facilities.

Internal Consistency: The City of Clearlake has completed a Draft General Plan Update. The

Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was circulated for public comment and documents

have been prepared to the meet the needs of CalPoly, as a student project. Further planning

review of

the

Draft

documents,

including

1)

General

Plan

Background

Report,

2)

General

Plan

Update Environmental Impact Report (EIR), and 3) General Plan documents, a number of

inconsistencies were discovered that need to be addressed to insure an adequate General Plan

is developed for the City. These inconsistencies have included information accuracies,

consistency between the three draft documents and the recently adopted 2014‐19 Housing

Element, and overall compliance with related State planning laws.


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Further Revisions Needed to the Draft: The City Council recently authorized their Contract

Planner, Price Consulting Services (PCS), to correct inconsistencies and develop an internally

consistent set of documents for final adoption by the City. PCS has hired several sub‐

consultants to assist in developing the final documents as follows:

Omni Means,

Transportation

and

Circulation,

to

assist

in

developing

an

adequate

Circulation

Element, including traffic analysis that conforms to a particular land use plan.

Economic Planning Systems (EPS) to review growth projections, review adequate economic

capacities in the land use mix and help craft effective economic development policies and

programs in the Economic Development Element.

Jim Brennan Noise Consultants, to develop noise contours throughout the City to develop

an adequate Noise Element.

Featherhorse Designs, Geographic Information System Specialists, to coordinate all related

mapping.

Administrative staff to help refine the document format.

The next steps are to complete revisions to the documents, and particularly, those identified in

the Land Use, Circulation, and Noise Elements.

Workshop Objective: This Workshop is intended to offer the Planning Commission an

opportunity to review the status of the General Plan Update, to help correct potential

inconsistencies, to offer the consultant team suggestions for improving the documents, and to

understand the Planning Commission’s expectations of the teams’ work to create an adequate

General Plan. Specific objective of this workshop are to:

Inform the Commission on the status of the General Plan and the need to enhance the

documents.

Review Land Use aspects of the General Plan Update, including a new land use map and

scenario which varies, somewhat, from the CalPoly Draft Plan.

Review the Circulation Map and offer suggestions to improve circulation features in the

City.

Review new growth forecasts which are different from the CalPoly Draft Plan.

Review some basic economic and housing assumptions.

Review some proposed revisions to the Safety and Conservation Elements.

Offer some comments on reformatting the documents for easier reading.

Review the timeline for completing the General Plan and understand the expectations of

the planning

process.

Understand the need to develop a consistent update to the Zoning Code which responds to

several revisions that will need to be made to the Draft General Plan Update documents.

Review of Draft Documents: We will be assuming that the Planning Commission has

familiarized themselves with the current General Plan Update through previous attendance and

participation at several meetings conducted by CalPoly and review of the current draft


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documents. To renew this understanding, may we suggest that Commissioners take another

look at the most recent draft of the General Plan Update documents before the workshop.

These are posted on the City’s Website at:

http://www.clearlake.ca.us/314/General‐Plan‐Update‐ProjectDocuments

This link also includes the currently adopted Housing Element, which has critical information,

such as demographics and housing growth needs that will need to apply to the overall General

Plan Update.

Workshop Reference Documents: Attached is a series of information that we will be covering

at the workshop as follow:

Attachment A: Land Use Element and Map Background Information

Attachment B: Circulation Element and Map Background Information

Attachment C: Noise Element Background Information

Attachment D: Revised Safety Element

Attachment E: Revised Conservation Element (Cultural Resources Section)

Attachment F: Timeline for Completing the General Plan Update

Please feel welcome to contact me at (530) 218‐1059 should you have any questions

concerning this information or we can discuss these at the workshop. I look forward to working

with you to help create the General Plan Update.

Happy Thanksgiving,

Gary Price

Contract Planner

Price Consulting Services


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Attachment

A

Land Use Element

City of Clearlake

2040 General Plan Update

December 1, 2015, Planning Commission Workshop

Background Materials

Land

Use

Element

Purpose: The Land Use Element defines current and future land uses in

Clearlake. This element ties together the goals, objectives, and policies of other elements in the

General Plan and essentially is the backbone of the General Plan. The CalPoly Plan is well

conceived and encourages infill development within the Lakeshore Drive Corridor and focusses

future development within seven main core areas, including:

1. Austin Park

2. Olympic

Drive

Corridor

(from

Austin

Park

to

State

Route

53)

3. Lakeshore Drive Corridor (from Old Highway 53 to Austin Park)

4. Gateway at State Route 53 intersection with Lakeshore Drive

5. The Avenues

6. Regional Shopping Center (Wal‐Mart/Airport Area)

7. Ogulin Canyon Industrial Center (northeastern corner of the City)

Higher density development will be focused along Lakeshore Drive. Mixed use residential and commercial development along Lakeshore Drive is also emphasized. Execution of these

planning principals through establishing appropriate goals, policy and programs are essential to

achieving this vision. Various aspects of the Land Use Element should be addressed as follows:

Population

and

Employment

Growth

Rates:

More exhaustive review of the draft Land Use

Element and related General Plan Update documents found that much of the economic

information in the documents have several inconsistencies. For example, the original draft

General Plan document forecast the City to have added almost five million square feet of

commercial floor area by 2040. The City currently has much less than one million square feet of

commercial floor

area.

The

revised

forecast

from

the

CalPoly

documents

shows

dramatic

reductions of less than 50,000 square feet of commercial floor area growth by 2040 (in the

current draft EIR document). Neither of these assumptions line up with the Draft Plan’s job

growth or employment projections. The revised projections affect traffic projections. The Draft

Plan also indicates a population growth rate of about 3,500 people, when historic growth rates

have been over 1 percent. We suggest applying this one percent annualized growth rate to

General Plan which would result in population growth rates of about 9,000 people by 2040 as

shown in Table 1.


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Table 1 Population Projections

Year

Population

2010 15,250

2015 15,893

2020 16,730

2025 19,390

2030 20,380

2035 21,420

2040

22,520

U.S. Census, California Department of Finance and

Price Consulting Services

The Draft Plan also assumes that most of the population increase will occupy existing vacation

homes that will, somehow (through a social or economic transformation of the community),

reduce the potential housing development growth so that only 271 dwelling units will need to

be constructed by 2040. These projections fall short of the Regional Housing Allocation of the

State and

are

inconsistent

with

the

City’s

recently

adopted

General

Plan

Housing

Element.

Essentially, these growth projections need to be revised based on more realistic growth rate

assumptions in accordance with empirical data and based on growth assumptions approved by

the State and the Lake County/City Area Planning Council.

Economic/Jobs Projections: The Draft Plan shows a job growth of 253 jobs by the year 2015.

This may be too low and not supportable by empirical data. Growth of labor force between

2000 and 2010 was about .78% annually. Applying this rate to employment growth would result

in an increase of 626 jobs. Other economic indicators in the Draft Plan may also be out of line

with historic growth rates. EPS, professional economists, will be reviewing these assumptions

and helping develop more realistic job and economic growth figures.

Land

Use

Mix: The Draft Plan provides for a land use mix that may not be conducive with the

Plan’s vision. Only 5.5 acres of land is proposed for mixed use and over 3,000 acres (37 percent

of the City’s land area) is proposed as vacant land. Table 2 presents a comparison of the

Recommended Revision Land Use Scenario with the Cal Poly Land Use Scenario as shown in the

attached figures.


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Table 2

Comparative Land Use Distributions

A revised land use mix has been developed by the consultant team and staff that more

accurately depicts the City’s land use needs and follows the “Preferred Land Use Scenario” of

the 2040 General Plan. As noted above, Mixed Use Residential is proposed for over 230 acres.

Rural Residential is a new land use classification for areas generally north and east of the City

near Burns Valley, to address resource protection areas. Specific Plan areas are now shown on

the land use map and Provinsalia Specific Plan is referenced. Large colored maps of the Draft

CalPoly Plan and the Recommended Revision will be presented at the Workshop for the public

and the Commission to provide comment on.

Once the consultant team receives comments and recommendations of the Planning

Commission, a revised draft land use map will be developed. It will be used by EPS to consider

land use capacity in relation to the growth projections and to determine realistic development

consequences. Once EPS has provided final comments and recommendation, the map may

need to be further revised. The final land use map will be used to develop traffic counts based

on build out land use assumptions for each land use category. As shown in Table 2, the City has

over 3,400 acres of vacant land that can be developed in the future, equivalent to 57 percent of

the City’s

current

land

area.

The

final

land

use

map

will

then

be

used

to

apply

to

various

Traffic

Area Zones (see Figure 3). Omni Means will then conduct traffic modeling based on traffic

counts recently obtained and from cumulative traffic calculations applied to the various Traffic

Area Zones. From this, cumulative traffic analysis will be conducted to develop an adequate

EIR.

Clearlake Land Use Analysis2040 GPU Revision November, 2015 2040 GPU Cal Poly June, 2015

Land Use Acres % Land Use Acres %

Combined Vacant/Developed Land: Combined Vacant/Developed Land:

Rural Res. (Totals) 1618.67 27.01% None NA NA

Open

Space 269.51 4.50% Open

Space 693.93 11.37%

Low Density Res. (Totals) 2112.92 35.26% Low Density Residential 1946.19 31.89%

Medium Density Res. (Totals) * 0.00% Medium Density Residential (Totals) 23.67 0.39%

High

Density

Res.

(Totals) 134.08 2.24% High

Density

Residential

(Totals) 64.20 1.05%

Mixed Use Res. (Totals) 234.37 3.91% Mixed Use Residential (Totals) 5.55 0.09%

Commercial (Totals) 355.91 5.94% Commercial (Totals) 242.42 3.97%

Industrial

(Totals) 248.86 4.15% Industrial

(Totals) 120.76 1.98%

Specific

Plan

(Totals) 1018.04 16.99% None NA 0.00%

Vacant Land * Vacant Land 3006.27 49.26%

Total* 5992.36 100.00% Total* 6102.99 100.00%

*Under the GPU Revision Land Use Scenario 19.61 Acres of Medium Density Residential are incorporated into Low Density Residential,

all

parcels

have

a

proposed

land

use

designation

(Cal

Poly

did

not

designate

all

parcels),

all

parcels

in

the

City's

and

County's

GIS

System are accounted for, there have been some overlaps in calculating acres under the CalPoly Scenario resulting in showing

110 acres more than the Revision Scenario.


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Table 2

Vacant Land by Land Use

Clearlake

Land

Use

Analysis2040 GPU Revision November, 2015

Land Use Acres Percentage

Vacant Land:

Rural Res. (Vacant) 1021.93 29.69%

Low Density Res. (Vacant) 1038.45 30.17%

High Density Res. (Vacant) 35.81 1.04%

Mixed Use Res. (Vacant) 31.35 0.91%

Commercial

(Vacant) 149.18 4.33%Industrial (Vacant) 152.86 4.44%

Specific Plan (Vacant) 1012.18 29.41%

Total (excluding Open Space/Agriculture) 3441.76 100.00%

Open Space/Agriculture 269.51 7.26%

Total (Including Open Space/Agriculture) 3711.28


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Figure

1

CalPoly

Land

Use

Map

–

June,

2015


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Figure

2

Revised

Land

Use

Map

–

November,

2015

(RECOMMENDED)


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Figure

3

Traffic

Area

Zone

Map

–

October,

2015


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Attachment

B

Circulation Element

City of Clearlake


December 1,

2015,

Planning

Commission

Workshop


Circulation

Element

Purpose: The Circulation Element addresses the movement of people,

goods, and services within and around the city. This Element contains goals, policies and

programs that establish the city’s circulation system to accommodate pedestrians, bicycles,

motor vehicles, public transit, and other means of travel.

Compliance

with

State

Law: Since the Circulation Element was first required by State law in

1955, transportation technology and needs in California have changed greatly, with the

emphasis today

on

the

development

of

a balanced,

multi

‐modal

transportation

system.

More

recently, Assembly Bill 1358, the California Complete Streets Act, adopted in 2010, contains a

number of requirements to include in the Circulation Element to create a coordinated

circulation network incorporating multi‐modal circulation programs. The policies and plan

proposals of the Circulation Element should:

1. Create complete streets that serve everyone, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders,

and drivers and that take into account the needs of people with disabilities, older people,

and children;

2. Coordinate the transportation and circulation system with planned land uses;

3.

Promote the efficient and accessible transport of goods and the safe and effective

movement of all segments of the population;

4. Make efficient use of existing transportation facilities; and

5. Protect environmental quality and promote the wise and equitable use of economics and

natural resources.

To further comply with various planning provisions of State law, the Circulation Element needs

to provide a Circulation Plan for various levels of transportation, including vehicular travel

(including specifically

truck

routes),

public

transit,

bicycles

and

pedestrians.

The

proposed

Circulation Element is limited to presenting general goals, objectives, policies and programs.

The Revised Circulation Element will need to include a series of maps to comply with State law.

Circulation

Methodology: The Circulation Element needs to use a specific methodology in

developing a long range plan to accommodate the city’s circulation needs thought 2040. Of

particular importance is the linkage between land use mix and allocations from the Land Use


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Element/Land Use Map and necessary street system capacities. Cumulative traffic analysis

stemming from the land use plan should identify needed improvements to the city’s street

system to assure adequate levels of service are provided. As discussed in Attachment A, Land

Use Element, once the Land Use Map has been dialed in, the consultant team will apply basic

land use assumptions to vehicle trip generation rates to help define current roadway capacities

and then

develop

a plan

for

improvements

to

the

street

system

that

will

maintain

an

adequate

level of service over the General Plan time horizon. The Circulation Element, thus, becomes an

overall guide to the eventual development of the city’s circulation improvement program, such

as creation of a Street Master Plan, Capital Improvement Program and Developer Fee program.

Applicable

Circulation

Reference

Documents:

There is a wealth of local and regional plans and

documents the Circulation Element needs to draw from to develop an adequate circulation plan

which did not appear to be used in the proposed Circulation Element, including:

2010 Lake County Regional Transportation Plan:

http://www.lakeapc.org/docs/Final%20RTP%202010.pdf

State Route

53

Corridor

Study:

http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist1/d1transplan/tcr_53.pdf

2010 Ten Year Capital Improvement Plan for the Lake County Region:

http://www.lakeapc.org/docs/Ten%20Year%20Transp%20Needs%20and%20CIP%20FINAL%20‐

%2010‐14‐10.pdf

2011 Regional Bikeway Plan:

http://www.lakeapc.org/docs/2011%20Lake%20County%20Regional%20Bikeway%20Plan.pdf

2011 Konocti Regional Trails Plan:

http://konoctitrails.com/krt‐worksite/krt‐master‐trails‐plan/

2009 Lake County Safe Routes to School Plan:

http://www.lakeapc.org/docs/Final%20Safe%20Routes%20to%20School%20Plan.pdf

2009 Pavement Management Plan:

http://www.lakeapc.org/docs/2011%20PMS%20Report%20Clearlake.pdf

Circulation

Mapping: From applicable circulation reference documents, a series of Circulation

Element maps need to be incorporated into the Circulation Element. The consultant team is in

the process of preparing a number of these maps, including the basic Circulation Map, Transit

Map, Truck Route Map, Bikeway Map and Trails Map. A large Circulation Map will be developed

for presentation at the workshop for the purpose of obtaining suggestions and comments from

the Planning Commission. The maps will include limited information from applicable circulation

reference

documents;

Figures

1

through

7

as

follows:


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Figure

1

Transit

Routes


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Figure

2

Potential

Local

Circulation

Route

Improvements

Route


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Figure

3

Potential

Local

Bicycle

Routes


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Figure

4

Potential

Local

Pedestrian

Routes

to

School

Oak Hill School


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Figure

5

Potential

Local

Pedestrian

Routes

to

School

Burns Valley School:


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Figure

6

Potential

Local

Pedestrian

Routes

to

School

Pomo School:


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Figure

7

Potential

Local

Trails/Pedestrian


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Street

Classifications: The Circulation Element and Map needs to identify all streets

according to a classification system that is consistent with national standards. This

system also provides a framework for the planning of a city‐wide/area‐wide

transportation system. The Freeways and Expressways fall under the jurisdiction of

Caltrans and, hence, their construction standards are dictated by the policies and

standards of

Caltrans.

Additional

definitions

for

the

City’s

Street

Classification

System

are summarized below:

Freeways – Characterized by high speeds and limited controlled access, freeways

primarily serve regional and long distance travel. Highway 53, the only freeway through

the City of Clearlake (controlled and maintained by Caltrans), is a four‐lane freeway.

Expressways and/or Major Arterials – Have four lanes with restricted driveway access,

but with a mix of grade‐separated interchanges and at‐grade intersections. Portions of

Highway 53 are, or may be proposed for expressway in Clearlake (controlled and

maintained by Caltrans), a state highway facility.

Major Collectors (Industrial Streets) – Have two lanes that may be upgraded to an

arterial in the future and usually limit on‐street parking to maintain smooth flow. These

should probably include Lakeshore Drive, Olympic Drive, Dam Road, and Burns Valley

Road.

Collector Streets – Have two lanes for carrying relatively low capacity at slower speeds

and are used to connect neighborhoods as well as arterials. A collector street serves

abutting property and carries traffic to and from the higher street classifications. The

Commission might offer some suggestions as to other local streets that may qualify.

Local Streets – Have two lanes that provide access for smaller residential subdivisions

which are characteristic of low speed, low capacity roads that provide direct access to

adjacent land uses and are typically meant only for local, as opposed to through traffic.

Most of the Streets in Clearlake would qualify for this designation.

Maintaining Livability through Appropriate Design of Local Streets‐ Local streets are

intended to provide direct access to/from adjacent property. Local streets serving

residential areas should ideally carry small volumes of traffic so that neighborhood

residents’ “livability” thresholds are not exceeded. The City may also consider

implementing

physical

traffic

calming

measures

and/or

enforcing

ordinance

measures

to

restrict through truck traffic on local streets serving residential areas. Local streets

should exhibit sound design qualities and should provide easy access to all emergency

vehicles. City standards for the design of local streets should be strictly adhered to.


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Levels

of

Service

Standard: The Circulation Element needs to describe the methodology

used to determine acceptable levels of service (LOS). The consultant team is preparing a

citywide Traffic Circulation Study which will quantify current and projected future traffic

operations through the determination of LOS. LOS is a qualitative measure of traffic

operating conditions, whereby, a letter grade “A” through “F” is assigned to an

intersection or

roadway

segment

representing

progressively

worsening

traffic

conditions. Table 1 below provides an explanation of the traffic characteristics of various

LOS classifications.

Table 1

Level of Service (LOS) Criteria for Roadways

LOS

Signalized

Intersections

Unsignalized

Intersection

A Uncongested operations, all queues clear in a signal cycle Little or no delay

B Uncongested operations, all queues clear in a signal cycle Short traffic delays

C

Light congestion,

occasional

backups

on

critical

approaches

Average traffic

delays

D

Significant congestion of critical approaches but intersection

functional Cars are required to wait through more than one cycle

during short peaks. No long queues formed.

Long traffic delays

E

Severe congestion with some long‐standing queues at critical

approaches. Blockage of intersection may occur if traffic signal

does not provide for protracted turning movements. Traffic

queue may block nearby intersection(s) upstream of critical

approach(es).

Very long traffic

delays

F Total breakdown, stop and go operation Interaction blocked

by external

cause.

The proposed Circulation Element provides for LOS C as the acceptable LOS for the

entire City (no exceptions). From an economic development standpoint, an LOS C might

be considered extreme and could be challenging for new development as new

development is required to mitigate their impacts to that LOS Standard through

potentially expensive circulation improvements that exceed the existing operation of

the circulation system. The consultant team recognizes that LOS C may be an

appropriate standard to Caltrans facilities (SR 53), but this may not be a practical

threshold for the other sections of the city. As with most communities in California, the

consultant team would apply the LOS standard to SR 53, but accept an LOS D for other

roadways. LOS E might even be allowed for exceptional situations whereby the City

Council determines that there are over‐riding economic and/or social benefits to allow

for this reduced LOS (refer to Draft Policy 12, Page 18).

Circulation

Improvement

Objectives: The proposed Circulation Element does not list planned

improvements to the city’s circulation system to address growth. The consultant team, in

collaboration with staff, is developing a list of needed improvements to the city’s circulation


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system that will be included in the Revised Circulation Element. The Regional Transportation

Plan and the Highway 53 Corridor Study offer a number of recommended improvements to the

city’s system that should be considered in the Circulation Element, including:

1. SR 53/Olympic Drive: signalized intersection with eastbound right‐turn lane

added; 2. SR 53/40th Avenue: additional northbound left‐turn lane added;

3. SR 53/Dam Road / Old Highway 53: northbound right‐turn lane added;

4. Dam Road /Clearlake Shopping Center Driveway: add northbound left‐turn lane

with roundabout control;

5. SR 53 / SR 29 / Main Street: add southbound right‐turn lane.

In addition, the Highway 53 Corridor Study recommends a number of potential future North‐

South Roadway connections to improve access through Clearlake so as to minimize local use of

Highway 53. These local connections are identified in Figure 2, including:

1.

Brook Avenue

Extension;

2. Oak Avenue Extension, Extensions to Spruce Avenue;

3. Phillips Avenue Extension.

The Revised Circulation Element should include a listing of these and potentially other local

extensions or roadway widening projects that may be needed. The Commission is welcome to

provide comment and offer suggestions for other roadway improvements.

Truck

Routes: Trucks play an important role in the movement of goods and the delivery of

services. The California Vehicle Code, Section 35701 grants local agencies the authority (by

ordinance) to

establish

Truck

Routes.

Many

communities

have

established

truck

routes

as

a

means of reducing conflicts between incompatible uses. By prohibiting or restricting trucks

from some residential streets, the noise, safety, and structural pavement deterioration

problems caused by trucks can be eliminated or minimized. At the same time, it is essential to

ensure adequate truck access to all commercial and industrial locations.

The federal Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (STAA) has designated certain truck

routes through the State of California. Terminal Access (TA) routes are portions of State routes

or local roads that can accommodate STAA trucks (defined as truck tractor‐semitrailer (or

double) that conform to the requirements of the STAA.

Regulations establishing truck routes must not be so strict that they prohibit efficient

movement of

trucks

within

and

through

the

city.

On

the

other

hand,

as

the

city

and

neighboring

communities continue to grow, the need for regulations prohibiting trucks from interfering with

residential livability will also continue to grow. Designated truck routes within and through the

city could include Highway 53, Lakeshore Drive, Olympic Drive and Dam Road. The Commission

should offer some direction here.

Bicycle

and

Pedestrian

Circulation: Providing a safe and convenient system for bicycle and

pedestrian circulation is an important concern of the Circulation Element. Clearlake’s


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neighborhoods and business districts are and will continue to be served by a system of on and

off ‐street pedestrian and bicycle routes. The bicycle and pedestrian path system is intended to

connect all areas of the community to all major destinations.

Future development of sidewalks, bicycle/pedestrian paths, and/or bicycle lanes should be

included in the Revised Circulation Element. Paths should be used in areas where there are

opportunities in

the

same

corridor

to

circulate

pedestrians

and

cyclists.

Senate Bill 277 (Statutes of 1975) established the California Bikeways Act. The Act includes

provisions requiring Caltrans to establish "recommended minimum general design criteria for

the development, planning, and construction of bikeways…." Also, Assembly Bill 1358 (Statutes

of 2008), the California Complete Streets Act, requires the City to incorporate new provisions

for multi‐modal transportation, such as bicycle and pedestrian facilities into the Circulation

Element. Figure 8, below provides a detail of bicycle lane classifications from the Lake County

Regional Bicycle Plan. The Revised Circulation Element should reference these types of

improvements and identify locations in accordance with Figure 3.

Figure

8

Bicycle Path Classifications


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In addition, the Circulation Element could reference a number of trail systems planned for in

the Konocti Regional Trails Master Plan (see Figure 7) and improved sidewalks identified in the

Safe Routes to Schools Plan (see Figures 4, 5 and 6).

Transit

System

Improvements: The revised Circulation Element needs to address transit

system improvements

that

are

realistic

for

the

city.

The

Proposed

Circulation

Element

provides

a number of programs for improving the bus system which is owned and operated by Lake

Transit District. Also, recommendations in the Lake County Transit Development Plan should be

referenced and, as applicable, the City should support this agency’s program to improve transit

in Clearlake.

Goals, Objectives, Policies, and Programs: The consultant team is currently reviewing various

circulation documents, such as the Regional Transportation Plan, to add related policies and

programs into the Revised Circulation Element. An number of draft policies and programs

identified throughout the Proposed Circulation Element will be amended to adjust to these

regional and local plans and modified for practical application by the City in the Revised

Circulation Element. In addition, the Planning Commission is welcome to offer comments and

suggestions regarding these policies. In addition, the Commission may wish to discuss some

additional policies and programs contemplated in the Revised Circulation Element as follows:

Policy 1. Create/Update Citywide Circulation Master Plan.

Program 1. The City shall maintain the Citywide Traffic Model to help forecast future travel,

identify circulation deficiencies and recommend improvements and coordinate this model with

other agencies, such as the Lake Area Planning Council, Caltrans, and Lake County.

Program

2.

The

City

shall

pursue

funding

to

construct

improvements

identified

in

the

Circulation Master Plan, including seeking Federal and State grants and updating the traffic

impact fee program on a timely basis.

Policy 2. Establish Complete Street Subdivision Criteria for new development and improve

convenience, energy efficiency, and safety for multi‐modal travel in existing neighborhoods.

Program 3. The City will develop Complete Street Subdivision Development Standards.

These standards shall include provisions for cul‐de‐sac designs, required stubbing of streets to

adjacent planned development areas, block lengths and neighborhood connectivity.

Program

4.

New

development

shall

incorporate

connected

street

and

pedestrian/bicycle

networks, with many connections between new and older neighborhoods and between

neighborhood and commercial areas.

Program 5. The City shall consider restriction of on‐street parking on major and secondary

arterials when needed to provide additional street capacity and/or, accommodate bicycle lanes.

Policy 3. Monitor the operation and performance of the multi‐modal circulation system.


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Program 6. The City shall maintain and update a functional classification of the street system

that reflects land use and traffic patterns.

Program 7. The City shall establish a data collection program for the street system to include

a physical inventory, traffic volumes and accident reports.

Program 8. The City will seek funding for, and include pedestrian and bicycle improvements

in Capital Improvement Planning, as feasible. Such improvements will include, but are not

limited to:

Construction of sidewalks where they do not currently exist;

Widening of sidewalks in high pedestrian traffic areas;

Installation of bike paths and lanes; and

Improved crossings of roads for bicycles and pedestrians.

Program 9. All transportation improvement projects proposed for inclusion in the City’s

Capital Improvement

Program

shall

be

consistent

with

air

quality,

land

use,

circulation,

and

other goals and policies of the General Plan.

Policy 4. Maintain roadways and circulation improvements to ensure safe, energy

efficient, and convenient daily travel for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users and drivers as

Clearlake grows.

Program 10. Establish a City transportation impact fee program that addresses impacts to City

transportation facilities. Following adoption of the 2040 General Plan, the City will revise its

development impact fees based on a Nexus Study. The City will collaborate with Caltrans in

considering incorporation of State Highway Facilities into these programs.

Program 11. New development shall construct and dedicate streets that accommodate the

full range of locally available travel modes.

Program 12. New development shall construct and dedicate and/or contribute to a connected

bicycle/pedestrian network that is designed to promote travel to schools, parks, and other

major destinations.

Program 13. Bicycle parking should be provided as a part of all non‐residential development.

Program 14. Through the Capital Improvement Program, the City shall develop a priority

system for

physical

improvements

based

on

demonstrated

needs

according

to

the

collected

data on physical conditions, traffic volumes and safety reports. CIP improvements shall be

made consistent with the City’s Circulation Master Plan.

Program 15. The City shall maintain and update a Bikeway Master Plan to guide the orderly

provision of bikeway facilities throughout the City.

Program 16. The City shall integrate local bikeway planning with regional plans.


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Program 17. The City shall seek State Bicycle Lane Account funds and other funding to help

pay for the completion of a comprehensive bikeway system within in the City.

Program 18. Limit driveway intersections and curb cuts along arterial and collector roadways

in order to provide improved mobility and public safety.

Program 19. Work with the Lake Area Planning Council, Caltrans, and Lake County to fund

necessary improvements to State Highway 58 that would maintain acceptable levels of service.

Program 20. The City will explore funding opportunities to pave streets throughout the City.

Policy 4. Improve travel safety, accessibility and energy efficiency.

Program 21. The City shall review the location and frequency of accidents and develop

specific site improvements.

Program 22. The City shall consider changes in speed limits, parking and turning restrictions

to enhance public safety.

Program 23. The City shall strive to provide for smooth traffic flow and a compact urban

pattern to maximize efficient movement between residential, commercial, and public areas.

Program 24. The City shall develop an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) transition and

compliance program for pedestrian facilities.

Policy 5. Provide for truck and emergency vehicle traffic.

Policy 6. Accommodate truck and emergency vehicle traffic.

Program 25. The City shall designate, by ordinance, truck routes to direct trucks to routes that

maintain sufficient carrying capacity and to prohibit truck traffic on local residential streets.

Program 26. The City shall identify primary emergency vehicle routes and links between the

medical facilities, fire, and police stations.

Program 27. Design standards for local streets will provide adequate access for fire and police

department services.

Policy 7. The planning, alignment, and improvement of the street network will reflect the

proposed land

use

pattern

of

the

General

Plan.

Program 28. The functional classification of streets will identify street purpose and the

standards of improvement necessary to accommodate anticipated traffic demand.

Program 29. Projects included in the Capital Improvement Program and proposed for regional

transportation plans should prioritize, in the following order: 1) projects that improve

operations on existing roads without increasing capacity; 2) projects that encourage alternative


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transportation modes; 3) projects that increase capacity on existing roadways; and 4) new

roadways.

Program 30. The City will collaboratively study with the Lake Area Planning Council, Lake

County, Caltrans and other regional partners to identify operational and capacity improvements

for regional

facilities

to

accommodate

planned

development.

Policy 8. Improve and maintain the system of sidewalks and crosswalks to promote a

pedestrian‐friendly community.

Program 31. The City shall identify and prioritize major sidewalk improvements.

Program 32. The City shall comply with the American Disabilities Act (ADA) and construct

improvements to enhance accessibility.

Policy 9. Publicize major transportation issues and solicit public input.

Program 33. The City shall provide timely notification on major transportation issues to the

public through press releases, public service radio announcements, television, and contact with

local organizations.

Program 34. The City shall conduct public hearings on proposed major actions and notify the

public through public notices.

Policy 10. Coordinate transportation planning with regional and local plans.

Program 35. The City shall coordinate with Caltrans District 1 and the Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA) on improvement plans to State/Federal facilities within the City.

Program 36. The City will coordinate with Caltrans, the Lake County Air Pollution Control

District and the Lake Area Planning Council to minimize air quality and transportation impacts

associated with planned and existing transportation facilities.

Policy 11. Provide parking in a way that balances the needs of motorists, pedestrians,

bicyclists, transit users and community aesthetics.

Program 37. Revise the Zoning Ordinance to consider the following criteria to:

Facilitate infill development, reduce off ‐street parking requirements located along the

Lakeshore Drive

Corridor,

and

require

construction

of

sidewalks

where

they

do

not

currently exist;

Reduce or eliminate off ‐street parking requirements for guest parking in locations

where on‐street parking is provided;

Reduce parking requirements for nonresidential development of located in commercial

centers where on‐street parking is, or if parking can be shared with adjacent uses with

different timing for parking needs.


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Program 38. Establish parking requirements that have minimum and maximums in order to

create a pedestrian‐friendly environment.

Policy 12. The City will strive to maintain Level of Service D or better for roadway and

intersections except as specified below:

LOS E is acceptable along the Lakeshore Drive Corridor.

Utilize Caltrans LOS standards for Caltrans’ facilities.

Exceptions to the LOS standards above may be considered by the City Council where reducing

level of service would result in clear public benefit. Such circumstances include, but are not

limited to: circumstances where improvements necessary to achieve the LOS standard result in

impact to a unique historic resource; highly sensitive environmental area; infeasible right‐of ‐

way acquisition; where an unusual physical constraint exists; and/or overriding economic or

social circumstances.

Program 39. The City shall develop and adopt transportation impact study (TIS) guidelines

that consider modes of travel and define, at a minimum, the need for transportation impact

studies, analysis methodology and environmental significance criteria. Development of the TIS

guidelines shall include coordination with Caltrans.

Program 40. The City shall prepare, adopt, and periodically update a Streets and Roadways

Master Plan to establish the scope and timing of intersection and roadway improvements to

accommodate planned development and to support the update of the Citywide Development

Impact Fee program.


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Attachment

C

Noise Element

City of Clearlake




Noise Element Purpose: The Noise Element is intended to provide a basis for comprehensive

local policies to control and abate environmental noise and to protect the citizens of Clearlake

from excessive noise exposure.

Compliance with State Law: The requirements in the California Government Code for this

element are to identify and appraise noise problems in the community as set out in the

guidelines established by the Office of Noise Control in the State Department of Health

Services. As required by law, the Noise Element should analyze and quantify current and

projected noise levels for the following sources:

Transportation Sources Highways and freeways; Primary arterial and major local

streets; Passenger and freight railroad operations.

Non‐Transportation Sources Airports; Local industrial plants; and Other ground

stationary sources identified by local agencies as contributing to the community noise

environment.

The requirements for this element, while technical, serve as a guide for establishing a pattern of

land use that minimizes the exposure of community residents to excessive noise.

Noise

Analysis:

The consultant

team

will

be

taking

noise

measurements

to

produce

community

noise contours of the city. An essential part of the noise contour modeling will be information

taken from traffic counts and the traffic study that is being completed. The cumulative traffic

analysis will help build projected noise contours of the city so that there is an accurate picture

of noise levels at city build out and/or by 2040. This will result in creating a number of noise

contour maps of the city. The noise contour maps will then be used to help better define

appropriate land uses and to develop community noise objectives, policies and programs.

Policy and Program Implications: Without having noise measurements developed, the Noise

Element contains a number of impractical policies and programs that will need to be revised.

Absence of

noise

contours

requires,

as

a matter

of

policy

in

the

proposed

noise

element,

would

require all new uses and developments provide a noise study. Once the noise contour mapping

is developed, revised policies and programs will be developed to address noise issues of the

community. Land use mapping also might be revised slightly to address how the City considers

noisier land uses near noise sensitive receptors. Alternatively, the new zoning code update

could include an overlay zone along higher traffic volume areas, such as the Highway 53

Corridor, so that residential development incorporates sound attenuation or may not be

allowed within a certain distance from the highway.


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The Commission may want to review of proposed Noise Element policies and programs in the

General Plan Update document and offer some suggestions for changes. Some additional

policies and programs that come to mind would be as follows:

Draft

Revision

Policy

Possibilities:

Policy 1. The City should have the flexibility in its ordinance and policies to consider the

application of 5 dB less restrictive exterior noise standards than those prescribed in Noise

Guidelines for New Uses Affected by Transportation Noise Sources and Non‐Transportation

Noise Guidelines, in cases where it is impractical or infeasible to reduce exterior noise levels

within infill projects to a state of compliance with their standards. In such cases, the rationale

for such consideration should be clearly presented and disclosure statements and noise

easements should be included as conditions of project approval.

Program 1. The City of Clearlake shall adopt an ordinance requirement for an acoustical

analysis to be prepared with subdivision processes and site plan applications. This analysis shall

include the following provisions:

Be prepared by qualified persons experienced in the fields of environmental noise

assessment and architectural acoustics.

Include representative noise level measurements with sufficient sampling periods and

locations to adequately describe local conditions.

Estimate projected future (20 year) noise levels, and compare those levels to the

adopted policies of this general plan and adopted ordinance standards.

Recommend appropriate mitigation to achieve compliance with the adopted policies

and standards

of

this

general

plan

and

ordinance

standards.

Estimate interior and exterior noise exposure after the prescribed mitigation measures

have been implemented. The City of Clearlake shall adopt a local amendment to the Building

Code to address interior noise standards.

Policy 2. For City projects that involve capacity enhancing roadways, or the construction

of new roadways, an acoustical analysis shall be prepared. If the project would result in a

significant noise level increase as defined below, or if the project would cause noise levels to

exceed the City’s noise standards, Noise Guidelines for New Uses Affected by Transportation

Noise Sources, noise mitigation measures shall be considered to reduce traffic noise levels to a

state of

compliance.

Policy 3. If noise‐reducing pavement is to be utilized in conjunction with a roadway

improvement project, the acoustical benefits of such pavement shall be included in the noise

analysis prepared for the project.


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Policy 4. The City of Clearlake shall work with the State to mitigate noise levels to within

acceptable levels as described in this chapter when the State expands or extends roadways that

impacts existing residential development.

Program 2. The City of Clearlake shall adopt regulations to require implementation of noise

mitigation to

newly

constructed

roadways

in

new

subdivision

developments.

Program 3. Adopt noise performance standards for new noise‐producing uses. Adopt noise

mitigation measures that will apply to new noise sensitive uses if placed in proximity to noise

producing facilities.

Program 4. Where noise mitigation measures are required to satisfy the noise level

standards of this Noise Element, development standards for new commercial sites shall require

the use of setbacks and site design, and thereby keep the use of noise barriers at a minimum.

Policy 5. When siting a new public park, the City shall consider separating the park from a

noise‐sensitive area if intense activities are to occur in the park.

Program 5. Any noise regulations adopted by the City shall specifically exempt public parks

and park activities.

Policy 6. Prevent encroachment of noise‐sensitive uses upon existing industrial facilities.

Program 6. Adopt an ordinance amendment to require a sound wall regulations when new

subdivisions are proposed adjacent to existing or proposed highways or major roads.

Program 7.

Where

noise

mitigation

measures

are

required

to

satisfy

the

noise

level

standards of this Noise Element, development standards for new residential subdivisions,

additional setbacks shall be considered in addition to the sound barrier wall to further protect

future residents.

Program 8. Adopt noise mitigation measures that will apply to new noise sensitive uses if

placed in proximity to existing industrial facilities, commercial facilities.

Program 9. Noise analyses prepared for multi‐family residential projects, town homes,

mixed‐use projects, condominiums, or other residential projects where floor/ceiling assemblies

or

party‐

walls

are

common

to

different

owners/occupants,

shall

address

satisfaction

with

the

State of California Noise Insulation standards.

Policy 7. Noise associated with construction activities shall adhere strictly to the City Code

restrictions regarding prohibited operating hours.

Program 10. Any noise regulations that are adopted shall specifically exempt the following:


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Emergency warning devices and equipment operated in conjunction with emergency

situations, such as sirens and generators which are activated during power outages. The routine

testing of such warning devices and equipment shall also be exempt provided such testing

occurs during daytime hours and does not occur for periods of more than one hour per week.

Activities at public schools, parks or playgrounds, provided such activities occur during

daytime hours.

Activities associated with events for which a permit has been obtained from the City.

In the event of an emergency involving agricultural activities which requires prompt

action to protect crops or equipment, the City can exempt noise generated by such action from

the provisions of this Element.


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Attachment D

Safety Element

City of Clearlake




Safety Element Purpose: The Safety Element identifies hazards that pose potential risks of

injury, death, and property damage resulting from flood hazards, fire proliferation, seismic

impacts, geologic conditions and hazardous materials, in addition to Citywide emergencies and

crime.

Compliance with State Law: California Government Code Section 65302 requires that,

immediately following update of the Housing Element, the General Plan Safety Element must

be updated to incorporate new fire safety requirements. The consultant team met with the

California Department

of

Forestry

and

Fire

Protection

to

develop

additional

amendments

to

the

Safety Element to comply with the new fire safety regulations. Attached is the Draft Safety

Element with the proposed changes (shown in red).


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12.

SAFETY

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................................

205

GOALS, OBJECTIVES, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS ............................................................................................. 205

GOAL SA 1 ............................................................................................................................................................... 205

GOAL SA 2 ............................................................................................................................................................... 210

GOAL SA 3 ............................................................................................................................................................... 211

GOAL SA 4 ............................................................................................................................................................... 212

INTRODUCTION

Safety, a required element of the General Plan under California Government Code §65302(g),

identifies

hazards

that

pose

potential

risks

of

injury,

death,

and

property

damage

resulting

from

flood hazards, fire proliferation, seismic impacts, geologic conditions and hazardous materials,

in addition to citywide emergencies and crime. Addressing naturally‐occurring and man‐made

hazards will guide the growth of the city. The greatest risks in Clearlake are likely to result from

flood or fire hazards. Areas planned for development along the lake and in the 100‐year flood

zone should either be moved outside of the flood hazard zone or constructed with proper

mitigation measures. Future development in the foothills surrounding the city should

implement fire mitigation measures. Other hazards of lesser risk are also addressed to

formulate an approach that encompasses a range of safety issues. The application of

prevention and mitigation measures that address each hazard can reduce the impact on

property, health and safety.

Goals, objectives, policies and programs set forth the approach and requirements to achieve a

direction of growth that incorporates safety at its core. Addressing the impacts of flooding, fire,

seismic hazards, hazardous materials, and crime and developing an emergency response direct

the city along a path of safe development. Clearlake will be guided by a development approach

that minimizes flood risk; be an environment of low urban fire and wildfire risk; be a city

prepared for seismic and geologic hazard impacts; be free of health impacts caused by

hazardous materials; be a community of low crime activity; and be prepared with an organized

emergency response process.

GOALS,

OBJECTIVES,

POLICIES,

AND

PROGRAMS

GOAL

SA

1

A community protected from injury, loss of life and property damage resulting from natural

hazards relating to flooding, fire, seismic, and geologic events.


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Objective SA 1.1 Building limitations in high‐risk zones‐ Avoid construction of high occupancy or critical

services buildings in high fire, flood, and seismic risk zones.

Policy SA 1.1.1

Review and revise the Zoning Ordinance as necessary to relocate high density zoning to

areas outside high risk zones.

Program SA 1.1.1.1

Review and update the Zoning Ordinance as new hazard maps are created by County,

State, and Federal agencies.

Policy SA 1.1.2

Continue to enforce the California Building Code (CBC) for all new construction and

renovation and when occupancy or use changes occur.

Program SA 1.1.2.1

Review and update the City Fire Code when new standards are adopted in the

California Fire Code.

Program SA 1.1.2.2

Regularly update the City Building Code to include new construction and seismic

safety standards from the California Building Standards Code.

Program SA 1.1.2.3

Regularly update

the

City

Building

Code

to

include

new

flood

resistant

construction

techniques.

Objective

SA

1.2

Flood Hazards – minimize the risk of personal injury and property damage due to flooding.

Policy SA 1.2.1

Prohibit all development in the 100 year flood zone unless mitigation measures meeting

Federal Flood Insurance Administration criteria are provided.

Program SA

1.2.1.1

Distinguish if future development is in the 100 year flood zone during a project’s

design review, and decline approval for development in 100 year flood zone without

mitigation.


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Policy SA 1.2.2

Work with the Lake County Watershed Protection District in the project review process

to ensure that adequate measures are implemented to prevent flooding.

Program SA 1.2.2.1

Require new development to prepare hydraulic storm drainage studies defining the

net increase in storm water run‐off resulting from construction and require on‐site

detention/retention structures or improvements that ensure post‐project flows are

less than or equal to pre‐project flows.

Policy SA 1.2.3

Continue to work with Lake County to ensure that additional storm drainage runoff

resulting from development occurring in unincorporated areas upstream from drainage

channels is adequately mitigated through improvements on site and/or downstream.

Program SA

1.2.3.1

Request that the County refer all development proposals located in the drainage

basins identified in the Storm Drainage Master Plan to the City of Clearlake for review

and approval.

Policy SA 1.2.4

Continue to participate in the National Flood Insurance program.

Program SA 1.2.4.1

Annually review changes to the National Flood Insurance program and inform

residents within

the

100

year

flood

zone

of

significant

changes.

Policy SA 1.2.5

Enforce measures to minimize soil erosion and volume and velocity of surface runoff

both during and after construction through application of the erosion control guidelines.

Program SA 1.2.5.1

Require future projects to calculate the change in storm runoff due to new

development, and mitigate significant impacts.

Program SA

1.2.5.2

Require that best practices for erosion during construction be followed for all

construction projects.

Policy SA 1.2.6

Keep drainage channels sufficiently open to handle 100‐year flood events.


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Program SA 1.2.6.1

Assign the Public Works Department with responsibility to inspect drainage systems.

Program SA 1.2.6.2

Continue in the annual inspection of drainage systems and informing residents and

property owners of illegal structures and debris that must be removed.

Policy SA 1.2.7

Work with the County to develop strategies for reducing flooding along the shoreline of

Clear Lake.

Program SA 1.2.7.1

Participate in regional mitigation efforts to address Clear Lake flooding.

Objective SA 1.3 Reduce the risk of damage and destruction from wild land fires.

Policy SA 1.3.1

The County Fire Protection District shall review all development proposals and

recommend measures to reduce fire risk.

Program SA 1.3.1.1

Decline approval for proposed development not located within a five‐minute

response time of a fire station, unless acceptable mitigation measures are provided.

Program SA

1.3.1.2

Require that all new development be provided with sufficient fire flow facilities at the

time of permit issuance.

Policy SA 1.3.2

Promote the use of defensible space in order to reduce the risk of structure fires.

Program SA 1.3.2.1

Collaborate with the Fire District to develop and implement an effective and

environmentally sound weed abatement program and utilize the CDF defensible

space standards

and

recommendations.

Policy SA 1.3.3

Utilize the Sonoma Lake Napa Cal Fire Unit Fire Plan as the standard to develop fire hazard

evaluations, assessments of assets at risk, prioritization of hazard mitigation actions and

implementation and monitoring components.


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Program SA 1.3.3.1

Collaborate with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and the

appropriate interest groups, such as the Lake County Fire Safe Council, to develop

and maintain a Community Wildfire Prevention Plan. This will include programs that

create wildfire defense zones, such as fuel breaks and staging areas for emergency

services.

Program SA 1.3.3.2

To improve emergency access to high hazard/open space areas. Refer to Circulation

Element Policy 11.1.2 and Program C1.1.3.3 regarding improving emergency access

routes and establishing a grid network of all‐weather roads throughout Clearlake.

Program SA 1.3.3.3

The City recognizes that portions of the City are located in a Very High Fire Hazard

Severity Zone and, therefore, will comply with relevant State regulations per

Government Code Section 51175.

Program SA 1.3.3.4

The City

will

work

with

the

Fire

District

to

identify

and

map

substandard

structures

that pose a fire safety threat and coordinate and provide for appropriate fire hazard

mitigation, such as rehabilitation or demolition.

Objective SA 1.4 Reduce the risk of loss of life, personal injury and damage to property resulting from seismic

hazards.

Policy SA 1.4.1

Require structural integrity of existing buildings to reasonably protect occupants from

earthquakes.


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Program SA 1.4.1.1

Monitor and review existing critical, high priority buildings and retrofit if necessary to

ensure structural compliance with seismic safety standards.

Policy SA 1.4.2

Require geotechnical reports by a state registered geologist for development proposals

on sites in seismically and geologically hazardous areas and for all critical structures.

Program SA 1.4.2.1

Require, as conditions of approval, measures to mitigate potential seismic and

geologic safety hazards for structures as recommended by the geotechnical report.

Policy SA 1.4.3

Designate properties in areas with severe sliding and soils conditions for low intensity

uses such as open space, low density residential and agriculture.

Program SA 1.4.3.1

Require a geotechnical report for high intensity projects where sliding at or above the

site is of concern.

GOAL SA 2

A safe community with low crime activity.

Objective

SA

2.1

Adopt multiple approaches to crime prevention and response.

Policy SA 2.1.1

Review development proposals for their demand for police services and implement

mitigating measures.

Program SA 2.1.1.1

Implement mitigation measures such as the levying of police impact fees, if

warranted.

Program SA 2.1.1.2

Determine areas in need of great attention from law enforcement by monitoring uses

and sites that attract criminal activity and establishing records of incidences for

targeted police patrol.


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Program SA 2.1.1.3

Support neighborhood watch groups and establish community meetings with

different neighborhoods at least once per year to share information with residents.

Objective SA 2.2 Address and decrease illegal drug activity.

Policy SA 2.2.1

Align and coordinate police, health, and social service resources to address local drug

problems.

Program SA 2.2.1.1

Facilitate communication between the local agencies that address drug related

issues.

Program SA

2.2.1.2

Create a comprehensive program to address current drug use, and a plan to prevent

future use.

Program SA 2.2.1.3

Work with local organizations to provide sufficient drug rehabilitation services and

facilities.

GOAL SA 3

A community with low impact risk of hazardous materials on its well‐being and health.

Objective

SA

3.1

Protect public health from the hazards associated with the transportation, storage and

disposal of hazardous wastes [TSD Facilities].

Policy SA 3.1.1

Maintain separation between residential areas and hazardous materials.

Program

SA

3.1.1.1Develop residential uses in areas that have not experienced hazardous material

contamination if other feasible locations are available.

Policy SA 3.1.2

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Program SA 3.1.2.1

Demand documentation of responsibilities for cleanup procedures with handlers of

hazardous materials prior to the start of operations.

Program SA 3.1.2.2

Demand a cleanup program that conforms to State and Federal regulations.

Policy SA 3.1.3

Follow hazardous waste transport standards set by the U.S. Department of

Transportation.

Program SA 3.1.3.1

Define routes that allow vehicles to safely transport waste while reducing exposure

to residents.

Policy SA

3.1.4

Continue to facilitate land use and transportation decisions and other programs in

accordance with the County's Hazardous Waste Management Plan.

Program SA 3.1.4.1

Coordinate with regional and state agencies to develop consistent hazardous waste

management programs.

Policy SA 3.1.5

Inform citizens about hazardous sites.

Program SA 3.1.5.1

Provide links to state and�